تطبيق الميزانية بالبرامج آلية لتجسيد التخطيط الإستراتيجي وتحسين أداء القطاع العام : دراسة حالة قطاع التعليم العالي في الجزائر = The Implementation of the Program Budget Is a Mechanism for Embodying Strategic Planning and Improvement a Performance in the Public Sector : Case Study of the Higher Education Sector in Algeria

Successive governments have encouraged the view of users of public services as consumers, choosing between different providers on the basis of information about the quality of service. As part of this approach, prospective students are expected to make their decisions about which universities to apply to with reference to the consumer evaluations provided by the National Student Survey. However, a case study of a post-1992 university showed that not all students made genuine choices and those who did tended to be in stronger social and economic positions. Where choices were made, they were infrequently based on external evaluations of quality.

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The Role of Crowdfunding for New Funding Challenges in Public Universities: An Italian Case Study

Journal of Education for Sustainable Development ◽

10.1177/09734082211062657 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 097340822110626

Author(s):

Elena Madeo

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Public Universities ◽

Innovation Process ◽

Education Sector ◽

Public Higher Education ◽

Economic Changes ◽

The Public ◽

Italian Case ◽

Service Production

This article aims to understand how the public higher education sector is dealing with new challenges, like sustainability in services provision and delivery, which means to fulfil all the functions of a university. In order to fulfil their mission and be sustainable, the public higher education sector should start an innovation process, through which they can improve their resilience to socio-economic changes. Obviously, this involves new conditions in terms of service production, which can turn into co-production, collaboration within and outside the university’s organizational borders, and, eventually, partnerships with other organizations. This research studies in deep all these topics by investigating the case study of an Italian university, which has developed its own crowdfunding platform in order to sustain its functions. The results show some of the changes within the public universities’ fundraising culture. Moreover, though the results relate to the context of analysis, it would be interesting to develop this study by comparing public universities located in different countries.

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Legitimacy and relevance of a performance measurement system in a Finnish public-sector case

Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management ◽

10.1108/qram-04-2018-0027 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 177-199

Author(s):

Toni Mättö ◽

Jenna Anttonen ◽

Marko Järvenpää ◽

Antti Rautiainen

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Performance Measurement ◽

Measurement System ◽

Practical Importance ◽

Performance Measurement System ◽

Content Type ◽

The Public ◽

Case Organization ◽

A Performance

Purpose This study investigates the difficulties involved in translating stakeholder expectations into action and maintaining legitimacy through the use of a performance measurement system (PMS) created in a Finnish regional development company (RDC). This longitudinal case study illustrates the fluctuating and socially constructed nature of legitimacy in the public sector. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative case study longitudinally analyzes the various developments occurring during and after the development of a PMS system for the case organization. Empirical data include interviews, workshops, observation and other materials relating to the case organization. Findings The initial interest in operational improvement changed to legitimation-seeking behavior by the case organization when the measures created were modified to accord with the changed preferences of the key stakeholders. However, the pursuit of legitimacy for the RDC was made difficult by the outcome-oriented, changing and contradictory nature of stakeholders’ demands. This study’s findings reveal a continuous mismatch between organizational activities and the board’s expectations, leading to the eventual closure of the organization. Practical implications The findings help to analyze the legitimacy and relevance of PMSs in public-sector projects. The study highlights the practical importance of analyzing the different legitimacy priorities of various stakeholder groups, such as politicians and entrepreneurs. Originality/value The study analyzes the fluctuating nature of legitimacy longitudinally in the public-sector context from the stakeholder perspective. This study analyzes a situation where the stakeholders’ evaluations of the legitimacy of the organization, and the PMS developed, change over time, complicating the accounting for stakeholders.

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The applicability ofHoshin Kanrifor strategic planning and deployment in the public sector: A case study from NHS North East

Journal of Management & Marketing in Healthcare ◽

10.1179/175330310x12665793931140 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 87-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Edward Kunonga ◽

Paula Whitty ◽

Stephen Singleton

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Strategic Planning ◽

The Public ◽

North East

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Enterprise Architecture Implementation Is a Bumpy Ride: A Case Study in the Norwegian Public Sector

Electronic Journal of e-Government ◽

10.34190/ejeg.17.2.002 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Anne Kristin S. Ajer ◽

Dag Håkon Olsen

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Public Sector ◽

Case Studies ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Governance Mechanisms ◽

The Public ◽

External Consultants

Enterprise architecture (EA) is a widespread approach for the development of new digital solutions in a planned and controlled way for large and complex organisations. EA is also viewed as a prerequisite for the digitalisation of the public sector. However, public sector organisations struggle to implement EA programmes, and research has demonstrated that organisational and managerial issues are critical obstacles to EA implementation. This study aims to increase our understanding of EA implementation in the public sector by investigating the central challenges for EA initiatives and to trace the progress of current EA initiatives in the Norwegian public sector. An additional goal is to disclose some ways to improve the situation. We conducted three interpretive case studies in the hospital, higher education, and labour and welfare sectors. We have identified 28 challenges to the EA initiatives. We find that organisational and technical complexities, as well as a limited understanding of EA and lack of formal EA governance mechanisms, are significant obstacles. Among others, the lack of understanding of EA and its methodology will lead to problems with anchoring the EA approach in the organisation and facilitating the necessary EA arrangements to induce the promised benefits of EA, which are necessary requirements to establish the EA initiative’s legitimacy and foster the organisation’s willingness to implement change. Our study provides four lessons learned for planning and implementing EA initiatives, as follows: #1. It is advisable to take small steps. #2. The use of external consultants should be carefully considered. #3. Formal architectural governance mechanisms are important for legitimacy and enforced use. #4. Executive commitment and understanding of EA are crucial for achieving a sustainable EA initiative. Finally, we find a common evolution of the EA initiatives through the phases of optimism, resistance, decline and finally, reconsolidation of the most persistent ones.

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Conflict dissolution in the public sector: A case-study

European Journal of Operational Research ◽

10.1016/s0377-2217(00)00037-0 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 130 (2) ◽

pp. 388-401 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Carlos A. Bana e Costa ◽

Fernando Nunes da Silva ◽

Jean-Claude Vansnick

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

The Public

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Grey Clustering Evaluation for the Cooperation Efficiency of PPP Project: Taking Beijing Metro Line 4 as an Example

Mathematical Problems in Engineering ◽

10.1155/2019/8232731 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hui Sun ◽

Yingzi Liang ◽

Yuning Wang

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Evaluation Model ◽

Evaluation Index System ◽

The Public ◽

Clustering Model ◽

Grey Clustering ◽

Public Products ◽

Infrastructure Project

PPP model is an important model which provides public products or services based on the coordination between the public sector and private sector. The implementation of PPP model is helpful for relieving the stress of insufficient funding for public sector and improving the efficiency of resource allocation. Comparing with traditional infrastructure project, PPP project involves many stakeholders, and the cooperation efficiency during the different stakeholders impacts the results of the project directly. Thus, it is important to explore the cooperation efficiency of PPP project. Based on grey clustering model, this paper evaluates the cooperation efficiency of PPP project. An evaluation index system including 36 indexes is established based on the aims and objectives of three stakeholders (public sector, private sector, and passengers). A case study of Beijing Metro Line 4 PPP project is implemented to verify the validity and applicability of the evaluation model. And the results showed that the cooperation efficiency of Beijing Metro Line 4 PPP project is relatively high. The model also provided insights into the shortage of the cooperation efficiency of Beijing Metro Line 4 PPP project. As such, the results can assist all stakeholders in adjusting the cooperation efficiency.

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